Regional Corporate Counsel

A Day in the Life of our Regional Corporate Counsel

The Regional Corporate Counsel at First Onsite serves as a key legal partner across the business, addressing legal matters, mitigating risks, and ensuring compliance. This role involves reviewing and negotiating contracts, managing outside counsel, supporting mergers and acquisitions, and providing guidance to internal teams. Additionally, the counsel develops and delivers legal education programs to equip the business with the knowledge to reduce liability and navigate complex legal issues.

Daily responsibilities include collaborating with various business functions, reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, and providing timely legal advice on employment law, insurance claims, and safety matters. The role also involves partnering with Human Resources, Risk, and Safety departments, managing litigation matters with outside counsel, and ensuring alignment with overall legal department initiatives, serving as a regional authority on all legal matters.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver legal education programs to mitigate business risk and liability
• Review, negotiate, and manage contracts, including retention and documentation
• Support mergers, acquisitions, and legal integrations
• Partner with and manage outside counsel for litigation and legal matters
• Advise business units on legal, employment, insurance, and safety issues
• Collaborate with HR on investigation and employment-related proceedings
• Oversee legal software platforms and manage Key Legal Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Direct responses to subpoenas and other third-party requests
• Report to the Chief Legal Officer to align with departmental goals and initiatives
• Travel as needed (up to 15%)

Experience & Education:

• 5+ years practicing law in corporate, commercial, construction, or employment matters
• 5+ years drafting, reviewing, and analyzing commercial contracts
• JD from an accredited law school and licensed to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• Knowledge of the property restoration and reconstruction industry preferred
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university

First Onsite provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

First Onsite (and its Companies) participates in E-Verify. We will provide the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employer's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Third party resume submissions are not accepted. Any resume submitted will be considered the property of THE COMPANY, and THE COMPANY will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.

First Onsite provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

First Onsite (and its Companies) participates in E-Verify. We will provide the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employer's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Third party resume submissions are not accepted. Any resume submitted will be considered the property of THE COMPANY, and THE COMPANY will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.

Salary

• $150,000 - $160,000/year